North Carolina lottery player runs in circles after $100K scratch-off win

• One Halifax County man won a tier-two prize from the North Carolina Education Lottery's Stacks of Cash scratch-off ticket
• After scoring the $100,000 prize, the man was incredibly excited and shared the news with people nearby, who joined his celebration
• The $20 scratch-off offers a range of prizes between $20 and $2m

After scoring a life-enhancing six-figure lottery prize, one fortunate player started to run around in circles out of joy.

That's the case for a lucky Halifax County man who won a tier-two prize from the North Carolina Education Lottery's Stacks of Cash ticket.

$20 scratch-off ticket turns into $100,000 prize

The lucky man decided to give the $20 scratch-off ticket a try and purchased it at a convenience store called Cloud 9 on Premier Boulevard in Roanoke Rapids.

The Roanoke Rapids man wasted no time, scratched off the ticket and was surprised to see that he had just won $100,000.

"I just started running in circles around the store. Everybody in there was jumping up and down yelling," the lucky man said, recalling the moment of the win.

The winner then wanted to tell more people about the unexpected windfall and admitted to calling everyone he could think of.

The Halifax County man visited the North Carolina Education Lottery's headquarters to claim his big win.

After the relevant applicable state and federal taxes, his bank account increased by $72,016.

Asked about his plans for his newfound fortune, the lucky man said he intends to invest and pay bills.

The ticket offers two top prizes of $2m each, four $100K tier-two prizes are also in play

Each Stacks of Cash ticket costs $20 and grants players a chance to win a prize between $20 and a top prize of $2m.

When the ticket launched, there were three top prizes of $2m each, but now, only two remain in play.

The odds of winning the top prize from Stacks of Cash are 1 in 1,471,920.

On the other hand, a tier-two prize from the $20 scratch-off awards $100,000.

The odds of winning a tier-two prize are 1 in 735,960 and after the most recent win, four such prizes are up for grabs.

A tier-three prize from Stacks of Cash pays out $10,000 and there are nine such prizes available.

Within the lower prize tiers, between $5,000 and $20, many more prizes are up for grabs from the Stacks of Cash ticket.

The overall odds of winning any prize from the $20 ticket are 1 in 3.35.

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